Background: Diabetes type 2 has become en epidemic both in the world and Sweden. According to the International Diabetes Federation’s report, 387 millions people diagnotised of diabetes and according to the World Health Organisation’s report, diabetes type 2 is representating 90 percent of them. On 2014 Diabetesförbundet reported that on 2013 diagnotised 365000 peopled in Sweden of diabetes type 2. Self-care is the the first step of treatment och complications prevention. There are different factors that influence the patient’s adherence to self-care. To know which factors that influence the patient’s adherence to self-care is important. The knowledge gives the nurses understanding of the patient’s problems and needs of help and support to improve the patient’s adherence to self care.

Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate the factors that influence the patient’s adherence to self-care in type 2 diabetes.

Method: The literature study was based on eight qualitative studies analyzed according to Friberg (2012).

Result: The analysis resulted two major headings and six sub headings: A patient-nurse relationship and patient’s view about healthy and unhealthy.

Conclusions: A good relationship between nurse and patients is an important factor to increase the patient’s adherence to self care. Nurse’s communication’s skill and nurse’s ability to see the patient as an unique individual are the two most important factors in creating of a good relationship between nurse and patient.